Supreme Court of India · 2021-05-07
MALLAPPA vs STATE OF KARNATAKA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2010/29862
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- MALLAPPA
- Respondent
- STATE OF KARNATAKA
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA MURARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the conviction of Mallappa for the murder of his brother Earappa, which was initially acquitted by the Trial Court but later overturned by the High Court of Karnataka. The court found that the prosecution had established a motive related to a dispute over property and canal water. Consequently, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's conviction and sentence of life imprisonment for Mallappa.